Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Josef Feix & Sohne
(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). A Close Combat Clasp, constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse with a central motif of a German mark 24 stick grenade crossed with a 98k carbine bayonet, the national emblem eagle clutching a swastika in its talons is missing, instead displaying a three-sided box created by six small oak leaves, adjacent to these oak leaves is ornate scrollwork which frames the sides of the central motif, extending outward from each side of the central motif are two ridged arrowheads, completing the design and overlying the arrowheads are two acorns and four large oak leaves sprouting out of the centre of the scrollwork on either side, the reverse plain and missing square magnetic backing plate, with a horizontal banjo style pinback with a crimped barrel hinge and a crimped flat wire catch, marked on reverse with “FEC. W.E. PEEKHAUS BERLIN” for the designer and “JFS” logo of Josef Feix & Sohne, measuring 97.98 mm (w) x 20.02 mm (h), weighing 27.3 g, fine condition.

